United Kingdom
Ginger Beer
A cloudy, fiery ginger drink originally fermented with a ginger beer plant, now mostly brewed and carbonated.
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Wales, United Kingdom
Glamorgan Sausage
A meatless sausage of cheese, leek and breadcrumbs bound with egg, breadcrumbed and fried until crisp.
England, United Kingdom
Gloucestershire Cider
Gloucestershire Cider is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.
England, United Kingdom
Gloucestershire Perry
Gloucestershire Perry is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.
London, United Kingdom
Golden Syrup
A pale amber cane sugar syrup with a caramel-butterscotch taste, sold in a green and gold tin that has barely changed since 1885.
Wales, United Kingdom
Gower Salt Marsh Lamb
Gower Salt Marsh Lamb is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.
England, United Kingdom
Grasmere gingerbread
Grasmere gingerbread is a dense Cumbrian bake made with oats, ginger, butter, and treacle.
England, United Kingdom
Gypsy Tart
Gypsy tart is a Kent pastry filled with evaporated milk and dark muscovado sugar.
Scotland, United Kingdom
Haggis
Sheep's pluck minced with oatmeal, onion, suet and pepper, packed into a stomach or casing and boiled, served with mashed swede and potato.
United Kingdom
Hawick Balls
Hawick Balls is a traditional pastry from United Kingdom.
England, United Kingdom
Herefordshire Cider
Herefordshire Cider is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.
England, United Kingdom
Herefordshire Perry
Herefordshire Perry is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.
England, United Kingdom
Hog’s Pudding
Hog’s Pudding is a coarse West Country white sausage made with pork, suet, and seasoned cereal.
England, United Kingdom
Homity pie
Homity pie is a pie from United Kingdom, rooted in local cooking tradition. Distinct from food-pite.
England, United Kingdom
Horseradish sauce
Horseradish sauce combines grated horseradish with cream or vinegar and is served with roast beef.
England, United Kingdom
Hot Cross Bun
A spiced yeasted bun with dried fruit and a flour-paste cross piped on top, glazed and eaten at Easter, usually toasted.
England, United Kingdom
HP Sauce
A dark, tangy brown sauce of tomato, tamarind, malt vinegar and dates, poured over fried breakfasts and bacon sandwiches.
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Irish Cream
Irish cream liqueur blends Irish whiskey with cream and sugar into a sweet, pourable drink.
Northern Ireland, Ireland
Irish Grass Fed Beef
Irish Grass Fed Beef is the protected all-island production identity for pasture-raised beef.
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Irish Stew
Stobhach
Ireland's national dish: a one-pot stew of mutton or lamb with potatoes, onions, and carrots in stock.
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Irish Whiskey
Uisce beatha
An Irish triple-distilled whiskey
Scotland, United Kingdom
Irn-Bru
A bright orange carbonated soft drink with a sharp citrus-and-bubblegum flavour that nobody can quite describe, sold since 1901.
United Kingdom
Jacket Potato
A large baking potato cooked in its skin until the inside is floury, split open and loaded with butter, cheese, beans or tuna.
United Kingdom
Jaffa Cakes
A sponge disc topped with orange jelly and covered in dark chocolate, sold in boxes of twelve.
England, United Kingdom
Jam Roly-Poly
Suet pastry spread with jam, rolled into a log, wrapped and steamed, then sliced into spirals and served with custard.
London, United Kingdom
Jellied Eels
Chopped freshwater eel poached with vinegar and spices, then chilled so its own stock sets to a savoury jelly around it.
United Kingdom
Kedgeree
Smoked haddock flaked into curried rice with hard-boiled egg, parsley and butter, eaten at breakfast.
England, United Kingdom
Kentish Ale
Kentish Ale is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.
England, United Kingdom
Kentish Strong Ale
Kentish Strong Ale is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.
Scotland, United Kingdom
Killie pie
Killie pie is a pie from Kilmarnock, rooted in local cooking tradition. Distinct from food-pite.
Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilmeny Kail
Kilmeny Kail is a Fife soup of mutton or beef with potatoes, kale, and other vegetables.
United Kingdom
Kipper
A herring split down the back, brined and cold-smoked over oak until copper-brown, grilled or jugged for breakfast.
United Kingdom
Knickerbocker Glory
An elaborate British ice cream sundae in a tall glass, layered with ice cream, fruit, cream, syrup and toppings, served with a long spoon.
England, United Kingdom
Lakeland Herdwick
Lakeland Herdwick is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.
England, United Kingdom
Lancashire butter pie
Lancashire butter pie is a pie from Lancashire, rooted in local cooking tradition.
England, United Kingdom
Lancashire Cheese
A crumbly cows' cheese made by blending curd from several days, giving a buttery, slightly lactic tang; the classic melting cheese for toast.